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EN 1.8872 Steel vs. AWS ER90S-B9

Both EN 1.8872 steel and AWS ER90S-B9 are iron alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8872 steel and the bottom bar is AWS ER90S-B9.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
91

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0.070 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
8.0 to 10.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 95.1 to 100
84.4 to 90.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.85 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0.020 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0080
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.080
0.15 to 0.3
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5